diff --git a/Changes.rst b/Changes.rst
index f67e1d76..2a2829e7 100644
--- a/Changes.rst
+++ b/Changes.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+Overview of changes in 2.6
+==========================
+
+
+New features
+------------
+Keying Material Exporters (RFC 5705) based key generation
+    As part of the cipher negotiation OpenVPN will automatically prefer
+    the RFC5705 based key material generation to the current custom
+    OpenVPN PRF. This feature requires OpenSSL or mbed TLS 2.18+.
+
 Overview of changes in 2.5
 ==========================
 
diff --git a/doc/doxygen/doc_key_generation.h b/doc/doxygen/doc_key_generation.h
index 4bb9c708..cef773a9 100644
--- a/doc/doxygen/doc_key_generation.h
+++ b/doc/doxygen/doc_key_generation.h
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@
  *
  * @subsection key_generation_method_2 Key method 2
  *
+ * There are two methods for generating key data when using key method 2
+ * the first is OpenVPN's traditional approach that exchanges random
+ * data and uses a PRF and the other is using the RFC5705 keying material
+ * exporter to generate the key material. For both methods the random
+ * data is exchange but only used in the traditional method.
+ *
  * -# The client generates random material in the following amounts:
  *    - Pre-master secret: 48 bytes
  *    - Client's PRF seed for master secret: 32 bytes
@@ -73,8 +79,12 @@
  *    server's random material.
  *
  * %Key method 2 %key expansion is performed by the \c
- * generate_key_expansion() function.  Please refer to its source code for
- * details of the %key expansion process.
+ * generate_key_expansion_openvpn_prf() function.  Please refer to its source
+ * code for details of the %key expansion process.
+ *
+ * When the client sends the IV_PROTO_TLS_KEY_EXPORT flag and the server replies
+ * with `key-derivation tls-ekm` the RFC5705 key material exporter with the
+ * label EXPORTER-OpenVPN-datakeys is used for the key data.
  *
  * @subsection key_generation_random Source of random material
  *
diff --git a/src/openvpn/crypto.h b/src/openvpn/crypto.h
index 999f643e..ec935ca5 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/crypto.h
+++ b/src/openvpn/crypto.h
@@ -254,6 +254,10 @@ struct crypto_options
 #define CO_MUTE_REPLAY_WARNINGS (1<<2)
     /**< Bit-flag indicating not to display
      *   replay warnings. */
+#define CO_USE_TLS_KEY_MATERIAL_EXPORT  (1<<3)
+    /**< Bit-flag indicating that key derivation
+     * is done using TLS keying material export [RFC5705]
+     */
     unsigned int flags;         /**< Bit-flags determining behavior of
                                  *   security operation functions. */
 };
diff --git a/src/openvpn/init.c b/src/openvpn/init.c
index a785934a..dff090b1 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/init.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/init.c
@@ -676,6 +676,7 @@ restore_ncp_options(struct context *c)
     c->options.ciphername = c->c1.ciphername;
     c->options.authname = c->c1.authname;
     c->options.keysize = c->c1.keysize;
+    c->options.data_channel_use_ekm = false;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/openvpn/multi.c b/src/openvpn/multi.c
index 13738180..a5862020 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/multi.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/multi.c
@@ -1817,6 +1817,10 @@ multi_client_set_protocol_options(struct context *c)
         c->c2.push_request_received = true;
     }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_EXPORT_KEYING_MATERIAL
+    o->data_channel_use_ekm = (proto & IV_PROTO_TLS_KEY_EXPORT);
+#endif
+
     /* Select cipher if client supports Negotiable Crypto Parameters */
     if (!o->ncp_enabled)
     {
diff --git a/src/openvpn/options.c b/src/openvpn/options.c
index 8bf82c57..90e78a7b 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/options.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/options.c
@@ -7947,6 +7947,20 @@ add_option(struct options *options,
         }
         options->ncp_ciphers = p[1];
     }
+    else if (streq(p[0], "key-derivation") && p[1])
+    {
+        VERIFY_PERMISSION(OPT_P_NCP)
+#ifdef HAVE_EXPORT_KEYING_MATERIAL
+        if (streq(p[1], "tls-ekm"))
+        {
+            options->data_channel_use_ekm = true;
+        }
+        else
+#endif
+        {
+            msg(msglevel, "Unknown key-derivation method %s", p[1]);
+        }
+    }
     else if (streq(p[0], "ncp-disable") && !p[1])
     {
         VERIFY_PERMISSION(OPT_P_GENERAL|OPT_P_INSTANCE);
diff --git a/src/openvpn/options.h b/src/openvpn/options.h
index 877e9396..c730c6a7 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/options.h
+++ b/src/openvpn/options.h
@@ -648,6 +648,9 @@ struct options
     /* Useful when packets sent by openvpn itself are not subject
      * to the routing tables that would move packets into the tunnel. */
     bool allow_recursive_routing;
+
+    /* Use RFC 5705 key export */
+    bool data_channel_use_ekm;
 };
 
 #define streq(x, y) (!strcmp((x), (y)))
diff --git a/src/openvpn/push.c b/src/openvpn/push.c
index e0d2eeaf..17bba948 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/push.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/push.c
@@ -479,7 +479,10 @@ prepare_push_reply(struct context *c, struct gc_arena *gc,
     {
         push_option_fmt(gc, push_list, M_USAGE, "cipher %s", o->ciphername);
     }
-
+    if (o->data_channel_use_ekm)
+    {
+        push_option_fmt(gc, push_list, M_USAGE, "key-derivation tls-ekm");
+    }
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/openvpn/ssl.c b/src/openvpn/ssl.c
index b4d94b8a..9643fbdd 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/ssl.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/ssl.c
@@ -1784,6 +1784,29 @@ init_key_contexts(struct key_ctx_bi *key,
 }
 
 
+static bool
+generate_key_expansion_tls_export(struct tls_session *session, struct key2 *key2)
+{
+    struct gc_arena gc = gc_new();
+    unsigned char *key2data;
+
+    key2data = key_state_export_keying_material(session,
+                                                EXPORT_KEY_DATA_LABEL,
+                                                strlen(EXPORT_KEY_DATA_LABEL),
+                                                EXPORT_KEY_DATA_EKM_SIZE,
+                                                &gc);
+    if (!key2data)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+    memcpy(key2->keys, key2data, sizeof(key2->keys));
+    secure_memzero(key2data, sizeof(key2->keys));
+    key2->n = 2;
+
+    gc_free(&gc);
+    return true;
+}
+
 static struct key2
 generate_key_expansion_openvpn_prf(const struct tls_session *session)
 {
@@ -1855,7 +1878,7 @@ generate_key_expansion_openvpn_prf(const struct tls_session *session)
  */
 static bool
 generate_key_expansion(struct key_ctx_bi *key,
-                       const struct tls_session *session)
+                       struct tls_session *session)
 {
     bool ret = false;
     struct key2 key2;
@@ -1866,10 +1889,20 @@ generate_key_expansion(struct key_ctx_bi *key,
         goto exit;
     }
 
-
     bool server = session->opt->server;
 
-    key2 = generate_key_expansion_openvpn_prf(session);
+    if (session->opt->crypto_flags & CO_USE_TLS_KEY_MATERIAL_EXPORT)
+    {
+        if(!generate_key_expansion_tls_export(session, &key2))
+        {
+            msg(D_TLS_ERRORS, "TLS Error: Keying material export failed");
+            goto exit;
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        key2 = generate_key_expansion_openvpn_prf(session);
+    }
 
     key2_print(&key2, &session->opt->key_type,
                "Master Encrypt", "Master Decrypt");
@@ -1970,6 +2003,11 @@ tls_session_update_crypto_params(struct tls_session *session,
         return false;
     }
 
+    if (options->data_channel_use_ekm)
+    {
+        session->opt->crypto_flags |= CO_USE_TLS_KEY_MATERIAL_EXPORT;
+    }
+
     if (strcmp(options->ciphername, session->opt->config_ciphername))
     {
         msg(D_HANDSHAKE, "Data Channel: using negotiated cipher '%s'",
@@ -2254,13 +2292,11 @@ push_peer_info(struct buffer *buf, struct tls_session *session)
          * push request, also signal that the client wants
          * to get push-reply messages without without requiring a round
          * trip for a push request message*/
-        if(session->opt->pull)
+        if (session->opt->pull)
         {
             iv_proto |= IV_PROTO_REQUEST_PUSH;
         }
 
-        buf_printf(&out, "IV_PROTO=%d\n", iv_proto);
-
         /* support for Negotiable Crypto Parameters */
         if (session->opt->ncp_enabled
             && (session->opt->mode == MODE_SERVER || session->opt->pull))
@@ -2272,8 +2308,14 @@ push_peer_info(struct buffer *buf, struct tls_session *session)
                 buf_printf(&out, "IV_NCP=2\n");
             }
             buf_printf(&out, "IV_CIPHERS=%s\n", session->opt->config_ncp_ciphers);
+
+#ifdef HAVE_EXPORT_KEYING_MATERIAL
+            iv_proto |= IV_PROTO_TLS_KEY_EXPORT;
+#endif
         }
 
+        buf_printf(&out, "IV_PROTO=%d\n", iv_proto);
+
         /* push compression status */
 #ifdef USE_COMP
         comp_generate_peer_info_string(&session->opt->comp_options, &out);
diff --git a/src/openvpn/ssl.h b/src/openvpn/ssl.h
index 005628f6..f00f8abd 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/ssl.h
+++ b/src/openvpn/ssl.h
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@
  * to wait for a push-request to send a push-reply */
 #define IV_PROTO_REQUEST_PUSH   (1<<2)
 
+/** Supports key derivation via TLS key material exporter [RFC5705] */
+#define IV_PROTO_TLS_KEY_EXPORT (1<<3)
 
 /* Default field in X509 to be username */
 #define X509_USERNAME_FIELD_DEFAULT "CN"
diff --git a/src/openvpn/ssl_backend.h b/src/openvpn/ssl_backend.h
index cf9fba25..06ced86a 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/ssl_backend.h
+++ b/src/openvpn/ssl_backend.h
@@ -389,6 +389,8 @@ void key_state_ssl_free(struct key_state_ssl *ks_ssl);
 void backend_tls_ctx_reload_crl(struct tls_root_ctx *ssl_ctx,
                                 const char *crl_file, bool crl_inline);
 
+#define EXPORT_KEY_DATA_LABEL       "EXPORTER-OpenVPN-datakeys"
+#define EXPORT_KEY_DATA_EKM_SIZE    (2 * (MAX_CIPHER_KEY_LENGTH + MAX_HMAC_KEY_LENGTH))
 /**
  * Keying Material Exporters [RFC 5705] allows additional keying material to be
  * derived from existing TLS channel. This exported keying material can then be
diff --git a/src/openvpn/ssl_mbedtls.c b/src/openvpn/ssl_mbedtls.c
index 4ec355a9..f375e957 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/ssl_mbedtls.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/ssl_mbedtls.c
@@ -1168,11 +1168,8 @@ key_state_ssl_init(struct key_state_ssl *ks_ssl,
 
 #ifdef HAVE_EXPORT_KEYING_MATERIAL
     /* Initialize keying material exporter */
-    if (session->opt->ekm_size)
-    {
-        mbedtls_ssl_conf_export_keys_ext_cb(ks_ssl->ssl_config,
-                                            mbedtls_ssl_export_keys_cb, session);
-    }
+    mbedtls_ssl_conf_export_keys_ext_cb(ks_ssl->ssl_config,
+                                        mbedtls_ssl_export_keys_cb, session);
 #endif
 
     /* Initialise SSL context */